Associate Corporate Counsel

When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology. 

Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.

The Associate Corporate Counsel will have a minimum of 2 years of In-House Corporate Counsel experience in a SaaS company.  They will work collaboratively with internal partners from Renaissance’s Legal department and various functional areas in the business in preparing, reviewing and negotiating varied SaaS and other technology and services contracts, and other legal matters as assigned.

Associate Corporate Counsel Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Draft, revise and negotiate SaaS, cloud services, software license and other agreements with customers in the United States and global markets, and coordinate with contract administrators to manage contract revisions and completion.
• Work with Corporate Counsel, Contract Administrators and General Counsel to maintain, optimize and improve customer contract forms, playbooks, policies, and processes.
• Work with sales, proposals, and other business teams to coordinate contract positions and terms.
• Coordinate with privacy, compliance, and information security teams to review and revise data protection addenda and other privacy, security and compliance provisions and documentation.
• Review, revise and broker other business contracts, including SaaS and content license, resale, partnership, independent contractor, vendor, supplier, and business process outsourcing agreements.
• Assist business units and Corporate Counsel with other SaaS business legal matters, including intellectual property, privacy, compliance, and advertising and marketing.
• Assist in M&A diligence and integration.
• Partner with Legal Operations and Contract Administrators to help develop contract lifecycle management and other legal operations processes and tools.

Associate Corporate Counsel Required Experience & Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and be a member in good standing of at least one state bar.
• 4+ years of law experience, with a minimum of 2+ years as an in-house corporate attorney.
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating software and online technology contracts, with SaaS experience strongly desired.
• Experience with privacy, compliance, and intellectual property in the context of software and online technology, either in connection with contracting or other business activity.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications of an Associate Corporate Counsel:

• Experience working in-house for an EdTech SaaS company, ideally in K-12 space.
• Passion for technology transaction drafting, parleying, development, policies, and processes.
• Strong interest in data privacy.
• Ability to handle ambiguity, juggle multiple matters, and quickly shift from one situation or task to another.
• Organizational and relationship leadership skills working cross-functionally, and in a team environment.
• Sound business judgment and the ability to anticipate legal issues or risks and to build the processes and systems to prevent them from occurring.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Salary Range: $120,500 - $180,800  

This range is based on national market data and may vary by experience and location.

Benefits:

• World Class Benefits: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Telehealth
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Well-being and Employee Assistance Programs

Frequently cited statistics show that some women, underrepresented groups, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans, may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications.  At Renaissance, we encourage all applications! Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need into the future. We hope you're open to learning new skills to grow with us. Make our team, your team! Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

At Renaissance our mission is: “To accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide.” Inherent in that guiding principle is dedication to serving all identities by recognizing the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our organization, our work and our products. Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition.